Pi Day 2012

It was another successful Pi Day for our family. :) Successful in that we stuffed ourselves silly with pie and enjoyed the company of good friends. We had lemon, Reeses, asphalt, and peanut butter pies, and they were all delicious.

In honor of this being Jaxon's first Pi Day ever, we gave him a tiny bit of whipped cream. He wasn't too impressed by it, but at least he didn't hate it- unlike...

Here Comes the Sun

After being cooped up inside most of winter with a baby, we finally enjoyed some nice, sunny and relatively warm weather today. We took advantage of it by going on a wonderful, refreshing stroll by the river.

Jaxon also enjoyed his first time on the playground swings. I think he still prefers his Johnny Jumper.

In other news, Jaxon can now sit up on his own. Yay!

Happy Half-Birthday!

Jaxon turned six months old on Friday. We've had him for half a year! We celebrated this occasion with a special cake I made at an MBASA activity (MBA Spouse Association). Since he can't eat cake yet, I thought making it represent the food he loves the most would suffice (and, no, it's not beef).

We love having this little boy in our home!

Guess Who's Teething?

This little guy got his first tooth Monday. At least, that's when we first noticed it. Jaxon will be six months next Friday.

First toothy grin :)

It was such a shock because he hadn't been fussy at all to that point (he's been fussy since then...). We thought it was about time to give him some solids. Bananas are always a safe bet. :)

He seemed to like it and was even trying to reach for more! Yum, yum! We can't wait to try other foods.

Last week, I got together with other MBA spouses and we learned how to make our own baby food. It was great! It feels good to be able to make Jaxon's food myself, instead of from the store-bought jars!

Jumping Jax

Jaxon absolutely loves his Johnny jumper. He loves it so much, he jumps himself to sleep (see second video below...)! I swear nothing makes him happier than jumping around in that thing.

(If the screen doubles for you, I'm sorry! I'm not quite sure why it does that...)

This morning I caught him trying to jump in his stationary set. Not quite the same.

I thought I'd also get a picture of his rosy cheeks while he still has them. :)

First Swimming Lesson

Jaxon and I went with our friends to the pool today (indoor pool, of course...). It was Jaxon's first time! I'm not quite sure what he thought of it. He wasn't crying, so that's good, right? His face in these pictures express his feelings best. (Note: We didn't have our awesome camera with us on this outing, so the pictures aren't very good, but our little camera was better than nothing.)

Good boy, Jax!

Baby's First Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year, and it was extra special because it was Jaxon's first Christmas! On Christmas Eve, we went up to the Anderson's and went bowling. I didn't score very high, but Travis did. :) Jaxon slept for most of the time under the table.

Then, we went back to the Anderson's house for lunch and visiting. Travis's brother and his family were in town from Chicago, and it was great to see them again and finally introduce Jaxon to their family.

That evening, Jaxon opened presents with his cousins. We weren't sure if he was going to be awake early Christmas morning, so we opened most of his presents that night. He did pretty well at unwrapping!

Jaxon got mostly books (which is always great since we read to him ALL THE TIME...) and a duffle bag with his name on it. He also got a johnny jumper from Aunt Kami, and a couple of fun toys from the Talbots, and a couple stuffed animals from his mamita and Uncle Art. 

Christmas morning, Jaxon ended up waking up promptly at six o'clock. Almost like he didn't want to miss anything. :) He found a bottle in his stocking, and we all had breakfast. After which, Travis and I opened presents. He got me lots of kitchen tools, and I got him an extension game of Settlers of Catan, and a couple CDs with his mission pictures (he didn't have a digital camera on his mission, so I scanned them all in). I also got roller blades. We found them at DI for four bucks and got them. I've already roller bladed around the park with Jaxon in his stroller. So much funner than just walking!

After presents, we got ready for church. We went to my family's ward in Orem because I was accompanying them on the flute in their musical number. It sounded wonderful. After church, it was back up to Highland for a much needed nap. Christmas dinner was fabulous, and so was dessert. We were exhausted from the day, but had a lot of fun. We can't wait for Jaxon to be old enough to actually be excited for Christmas!